I stood in front of the door, not sure what to do. Too much time had passed to just walk in or use the spare key like I used to. I rang the bell, heard the footfall of someone heading down the steps.Emma flinched when she opened the door, her eyes darting between me and Ryan. She shrank behind th...
“Can you think of anyone who would take us in? Keep quiet? Do you trust anyone?” Casey asks. “Casey, even if I did trust any of them—which I don’t—there’s not a single person who wouldn’t turn me in for a million dollars.” “Your parents?” I ask, and by the way Cameron’s mouth twists, I quickly re...
She stood in the entrance of the immaculate kitchen with her hands on her hips. She nodded to herself, took out a dishrag and disinfectant, and started scrubbing. She scrubbed vigorously, fist clenching the towel, other hand gripping the end of the counter. And then she shifted over and scrubbed ...
Starchy sheets. White walls. And people in scrubs moving their mouths. My ears were ringing, then stopped. And then the voices came. Light off. Light on. “Mallory.” A woman with wisps of red hair falling into her face was leaning over me. She turned...
I said. I stood facing the corner of the bathroom, mumbling into the phone, with the shower running in the background. “Everett’s where?” Daniel responded. Steam filled the room, the mirror coated with a fine layer of fog. “Here.” I looked over my s...
Kevin said as I rifled through my locker.“Sorry,” I said. I’d been not picking up my phone for a while now. Not on purpose, but I kept the ringer way down. It made me jump.“I needed a ride,” he said, and his eyes were wide, like I was missing something important. “My car wouldn’t start, and my pa...